Highlights

Overview

Warm your palate with a steaming hot bowl of Hungarian Gulyas soup, the famous dish of Budapest on this gastronomic tour. Enjoy some wine sampling as well.

Learn about the ingredients that go into the preparation of traditional Hungarian delicacies on a visit to the local food market.

This tour is a must for all lovers of good food.

Itinerary

This food and wine tour begins from in front of the main gate of the Great Market Hall on Vamhaz korut 1-3 in the IX. District. You will be met by an English-speaking guide who will accompany you on this tour.

We will begin by getting acquainted with Hungarian cuisine through the great variety of ingredients (which are mostly local and seasonal) on display. We will discuss the history of the building, the culture of eating and drinking in Hungary, and the everyday cooking and eating habits. After tasting a few carefully selected goodies at the market, we will head out to the surrounding neighbourhood and visit a few more places (which include, depending on the day: a spice shop, a kosher bakery, a coffee house, a candy manufacturer, or an artisan chocolate shop).

Learn why Hungarian paprika is so special and how Hungarian cooks use it, and how it is produced. Also taste the paprika made by Hungary's leading artisanal paprika manufacturer as well.

Lunch is served at a traditional butcher shop, where we will sample a few traditional Hungarian dishes. No day in Budapest is complete without dessert, so we will also visit a traditional patisserie to taste a few cakes. The tour will end with a tasting of three quintessential Hungarian wines. During the tasting your guide will introduce you to the Hungarian wine regions, varieties and styles. This tour will give you a true, unique taste of the traditional side of Hungarian cuisine, as well as the modern artisan producers and specialty food shops of the area.

We try our very best to cater for dietary requirements but due to local food customs we cannot guarantee that this will be possible in all cases. Options for vegetarians, guests with allergies and religious dietary restrictions may be very limited.

Tour ends at the wine bar or cellar just a short walk from the Central Market Hall.

Activity Schedule

When does it run?

Daily except Sunday

Duration

4 hours

Start time

1000h (10:00am)
Duration: 4 hours

Meeting point

The tour will starts in front of the main gate of the Great Market hall on Vamhaz korut 1-3 in the IX. District.Please report at the meeting point 15 minutes before the start time. This is mandatory to allow time for pre-departure briefing.

Ending point

Tour ends at wine bar or cellar just a short walk from the Central Market Hall

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We are committed to offering you with the best value at all times and we work hard to achieve this by keeping an eagle eye on the market prices. We guarantee that we will always provide you with the lowest cost, highest quality activities and experiences.

We are not infallible though, and in cases where you find the same product cheaper on any other website within 24 hours of booking with us, we will refund the difference or cancel your reservation without penalty.

All you need to do is to send us the proof of the lower price by email to pricewatch@isango.com We may call upon the supplier who did beat our price to verify the details of their lower prices. We will refund on the same credit/debit card which was used at the time of original booking.

Basically, this is a long way to tell you that when it comes to getting the best prices, you are in safe hands. Relax, and enjoy your shopping.